Irvin Fires Back With $100 Million Lawsuit

Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin fired back Friday against rape accusations with a $100 million lawsuit against his accuser.

Calling her "morally bankrupt," the civil lawsuit filed in Dallas court alleges the woman is trying to destroy Irvin's reputation as a sports broadcaster.

It also said she picked this week - when Irvin was scheduled to be an on-air personality during Super Bowl festivities - to capitalize on the attention.

"This is nothing more than a weak attempt to extort a celebrity with baseless salacious allegations," the lawsuit reads. Her allegations will cause "the destruction of an innocent man's hard earned career."

Irvin's lawsuit was filed the same day he was let go from his radio show, which aired on ESPN radio in Dallas.

"His contract was up and the show has not performed," ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said in a statement. "We had previously decided to cancel the show and determined this morning to make it effective today."

But the NFL Network stood by Irvin, saying he would continue to work for them during Super Bowl weekend.

It was a whirlwind of developments for the Fort Lauderdale native.

On Thursday, a Broward County woman filed a civil suit in Broward Circuit Court, accusing Irvin of raping her at the Seminole Hard Rock & Casino over the July Fourth holiday in 2007. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in her lawsuit, claims Irvin tried to get her drunk, lured her to his hotel room and raped her. Another unidentified man also forced her to perform oral sex that night, she said.

She didn't report the alleged attack for two weeks. Seminole police investigated, but by that time there was no surveillance or forensic evidence. Broward prosecutors have reviewed the case and are doing their own investigation. A decision on whether to charge Irvin criminally is expected next week.

According to Irvin's lawsuit, the woman's lawyers pushed for five months for Irvin to "pay up" $1 million.

Wall of autographs

The South Florida Su-per Bowl Host Committee has been gathering autographs this week on the wall of its booth at the media center from football players, including a dozen Hall of Famers, and celebrities who have stopped by. Officials plan to auction the wall to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief.